Chapaguri Assembly constituency

Chapaguri
Constituency No. 63 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictBaksa
LS constituencyKokrajhar
Established1978
ReservationST
Elected year2021

Chapaguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3] It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).

Town Details

Following are details on Chapaguri Assembly constituency[4]-

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Baksa district .
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
  • Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
  • Literacy Level:70.53%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,59,257 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:79,384 . Female Electors: 79,873.
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°43'33.6"N 91°12'10.4"E..
  • Total Area Covered:262 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes: Chapaguri and Kaklabari mouzas and Reserved forest in Patacharkuchi thana in Barpeta subdivision; and Uttar Baska and Dakhin Baska mouzas in Barama thana in Nalbari sub-division, of Baksa district of Assam.
  • Inter State Border :Baksa.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-184,Year 2016-185,Year 2021-63.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Chabua Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.[5]

Election Name Party
2021 Urkhao Gwra Brahma United People's Party Liberal

Election results

2021

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Chapaguri[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma 61,804 48.58
BPF Hitesh Basumatary 35,065 27.56 −10.23
Independent Sujan Das 20,989 16.50
NOTA None of the above 1,884 1.48 −0.31
Majority 26,739 16.58
Turnout 1,27,223 78.92
Registered electors 1,61,197
UPPL gain from BPF Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Chapaguri[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPF Thaneswar Basumatary 43,250 37.79
Independent Sujan Das 41,769 36.50
Independent Hitesh Basumatary 27,342 23.89
NOTA None of the above 2,058 1.79
Majority 1,481 1.29
Turnout 1,14,419 83.35
Registered electors 1,37,267
BPF hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Chapaguri Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Chapaguri Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Chapaguri Election Result 2021 LIVE: Chapaguri MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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